I hadn't copied any established lyricist
I had been writing poetry and lyrics since long but my first hit that virtually opened the doors for me in Hindi cinema was the Alka Yagnik-Babul Supriyo duet Saanson Ko Saanson Mein Ghulne De Zaraa from Kunal Kohli's film Hum Tum.
I wasn't new to romantic poetry and had written a substantial amount of it before. But this number gave me a euphoric feeling of mass connectivity. Having started out as a copywriter in advertising, I knew what connecting to your audience meant. the high I got from reaching out to millions off hearts is indescribable. Saanson ko Saanson created an immediate and far-reaching impact. and, I got my first popular award for it. i feel the film industry reacted to my poetry in a positive way because they noticed a fresh poetic voice in my writing. I hadn't copied any established poet-lyricist. I was pretty much walking on my own lonely path of creativity. The audience liked that.
My strength was I could not be compared to other lyricists. I didn't follow the usual patterns of film lyrics writing. I remember Pam Aunty (Pamela Chopra - wife of late Yash Chopra) telling me she loved the expression, "Lamhom Ki Guzaarish Hai" in my song. Part of the credit for the song's impact goes to Rani Mukerji and Saif Ali Khan who emoted to the lyrics and made them their own.
My strength was I could not be compared to other lyricists. I didn't follow the usual patterns of film lyrics writing. I remember Pam Aunty (Pamela Chopra - wife of late Yash Chopra) telling me she loved the expression, "Lamhom Ki Guzaarish Hai" in my song. Part of the credit for the song's impact goes to Rani Mukerji and Saif Ali Khan who emoted to the lyrics and made them their own.
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